Wisdom of the Sages

What is the attitude that we should take when it seems that God is taking everything away from us?  / How can I celebrate, and explain celebrating, Christmas to my daughter as a non-Christian? 

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The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. - William James / separating ourselves from our thoughts / yoga means choosing what goes on in my mind / pushing …

Maya Angelou on becoming a representative / just as there are cheaters in the West - there are cheaters from the East / the big key to understand who is real - they don’t pose as an enlightened being…

Paulo Segadaes is a professional photographer and daily listener of Wisdom of the Sages. Here, he tells how he became inspired to go to Vrindavan, India, the center of the Krishna Bhakti tradition, w…

The material world is crumbling - but Bhagavatam is a fresh perspective / every jump to a higher level of energy and awareness - involves a rite of passage - Dan Millman - “Way of the Peaceful Warrio…

“A great soul never dies.” - Maya Angelou / the 12 Great People /  the spiritual master lives forever by his divine instructions and the follower lives with him / "What is this alone? Vaishnava is ne…

Kaustubha interviews Ineke Zondag, a leader at Food For Life Vrindavan, which is a favorite Non-profit Organization of his and Raghunath’s, which provides free education, skill training, meals and me…

What is a Vaishnava? / Does it really make sense to pray for the benefit of another person, to an all knowing, all powerful God? / If someone gives you a lottery ticket is it still considered gamblin…

"When you truly understand karma, then you realize you are responsible for everything in your life." -Keanu Reeves / raking radical responsibility /  everyone loves Keanu Reeves / the definition of g…

“Preserve everything in a pure, still heart, and let there be for every pulse a  thanksgiving, and for every breath a song.”  Konrad von Gesner / To the degree we’re grateful we are happy and to the …

We own nothing, God owns everything / Bali Mahārāja became a disciple of Śukrācārya and with great faith, offered everything he had / devotion to a real guru can grant one great power / the empowerme…

Raghu’s redecoration is a super high meditation / Kaustubha is not judging Raghunath / our challenge: to maintain the integrity of the tradition, while expressing it’s vision in a way that responds t…

“Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down … a still, small voice says to us, something is out of tune.” - Carl Jung / "Humility is nothing but truth, and pride is nothing but lyin…

Can we be fully committed Vaishnavas without initiation? / Can I have a guru without the initiation process? / Is keeping long hair offensive or should we shave our heads? / How do we minimize sex li…

Kaustubha speaks with Recording Artist Jahnavi Harrison about her brand new record “Into the Forest” which drops today! 

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Seeing partial truths in different spiritual traditions / we’re trying to find absolute truth with subjective lenses / knowing the one Absolute Truth as Brahman, Paramātmā or Bhagavān / as Krishna en…

Saint Teresa of Avila on making a garden of our heart / in the spiritual world there’s just Bhakti-yoga / we’re preparing our minds and hearts for selfless love / Lord Shiva shares a comprehensive ex…

Whenever I climb I am followed by a dog called ‘Ego’. - Friedrich Nietzsche / self realization - not sense gratification - is the goal of life / the ego bonds our sense of self to the body / the the …

everyone is shining after completing their Kartik vows / 3 different vows for 3 different Bhakti-yogis - personal ways to deepen Bhakti / Kaustubha finally get’s it - Narada loves the Demons too /  d…

A Himalayan shopkeeper gives Raghu some shilas / Jatipur lassi saves Kaustubha’s stomach / visiting the little hermitage of Krishnadas Kaviraja / Raghu and Mara - hiking and listening together / more…